Review of Akira (1988) by Nicolas I — 05 Jan 2016

This movie is incredibly advanced on terms of animation and story depth for its time!

This review of Akira (1988) was written by Nicolas I on 05 Jan 2016.

Akira has generally received very positive reviews.

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